Earphone

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D1047978
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 22, 2024
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Ryan Ott (North Hollywood, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), James Swasey (Oakland, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/880,712
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)